Press Release: Promotions for ABDO NRC team

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians’ (ABDO) has announced promotions for two key members of the team at the National Resource Centre (NRC) in Birmingham. Matthew Stringer will now be the NRC Operations Manager and Gemma Evans will now be the NRC Events Manager.
Gemma previously held the Events Coordinator role at the NRC and Matthew Stringer held the NRC Technician position.
Alicia Thompson, Director of Professional Exams said, “The change in Mat and Gemma’s job role and title reflects their hard work and total dedication in building the business side of the NRC beyond all expectation. Their delivery of excellent customer service, along with the entire NRC team, means we are seeing very high levels of customer satisfaction, repeat business and recommendations.”
ABDO’s NRC is the go-to venue for examinations for a number of organisations and hosts conferences, seminars, training, revision and CET courses for the optical industry. The venue also offers rooms for viva exams and smaller meetings, a fully functional glazing lab and 10 clinical bays equipped for refraction and contact lenses. The centre is available to businesses as well as those in the optical industry to hire for large and small meetings and events.
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  1. Media enquiries to Carol Smith, csmith@abdo.org.uk
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  3. ABDO represents over 6000 qualified dispensing opticians in the United Kingdom. Registered office, 199, Gloucester Terrace, London W2 6LD.